Water Cycle Wheel

All the water on the Earth has been around forever.

The water cycle keeps our water supply going around and around.
Have you ever seen water drops on a plant?
No, it’s not sweating. Plants are going through transpiration in which the plants lose water
through their leaves. Transpiration helps out by putting water vapour back into the air.
Do you know that you have seen condensation at work?
If you’ve ever had a drink in a cold glass or a can and the air is warm outside, you’ll see water drops on the outside of
the glass. This is because the water vapour in the warm air is being cooled back down into a liquid on the surface of
the glass or can.

Instructions:
Cut out both discs and labels. Glue labels in to the correct position on the bottom disc. Place top disc over bottom disc
and fix together. Line up the images and text on the bottom disc with the cut out window on the top disc to create your
water cycle wheel.

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 Water Cycle Wheel
All the water on the Earth has been around forever.
The water cycle keeps our water supply going around and around.
Have you ever seen water drops on a plant?
No, it’s not sweating. Plants are going through transpiration in which the plants lose water
through their leaves. Transpiration helps out by putting water vapour back into the air.
Do you know that you have seen condensation at work?
If you’ve ever had a drink in a cold glass or a can and the air is warm outside, you’ll see water drops on the outside of
the glass. This is because the water vapour in the warm air is being cooled back down into a liquid on the surface of
the glass or can.

Instructions:
Cut out both discs and labels. Glue labels in to the correct position on the bottom disc. Place top disc over bottom disc
and fix together. Line up the images and text on the bottom disc with the cut out window on the top disc to create your
water cycle wheel.

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 Water Cycle Wheel
All the water on the Earth has been around forever.
The water cycle keeps our water supply going around and around.
Have you ever seen water drops on a plant?
No, it’s not sweating. Plants are going through transpiration in which the plants lose water
through their leaves. Transpiration helps out by putting water vapour back into the air.
Do you know that you have seen condensation at work?
If you’ve ever had a drink in a cold glass or a can and the air is warm outside, you’ll see water drops on the outside of
the glass. This is because the water vapour in the warm air is being cooled back down into a liquid on the surface of
the glass or can.

Instructions:
Cut out both discs and labels. Glue labels in to the correct position on the bottom disc. Place top disc over bottom disc
and fix together. Line up the images and text on the bottom disc with the cut out window on the top disc to create your
water cycle wheel.

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